Its actors have multiplied and become more diverse and there have been new and more dangerous manifestations of violence. New threats to peace that were not foreseen by the drafters of the Charter occur with increasing frequency. At the same time, there has been an intensification of certain growing trends that seriously affect the well-being of humanity, such as the degradation of the environment, the depletion of natural resources, epidemics and the contrast between consumer societies and societies that live in extreme poverty.
Sus actores se han multiplicado y diversificado; se han propagado manifestaciones nuevas o más peligrosas de violencia, nuevas amenazas a la paz no previstas por los autores de la Carta ocurren cada vez con mayor frecuencia, y se han intensificado asimismo algunas tendencias que afectan seriamente el bienestar humano, tales como el creciente deterioro del medio ambiente, el agotamiento de los recursos naturales, las epidemias y el contraste entre las sociedades de consumo y las que viven en la pobreza extrema.